The National Pantheon of Venezuela (Panteón Nacional de Venezuela) is a final resting place for national heroes. The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon, from Greek Pantheon, meaning "Temple of all the Gods") was created in the 1870s on the site of the ruined Santísima Trinidad church from 1744 on the northern edge of the old town of Caracas, Venezuela. The entire central nave is dedicated to Simón Bolívar, with the altar's place taken by the hero's bronze sarcophagus, while lesser luminaries are relegated to the aisles. The national pantheon's vault is covered with 1930s paintings depicting scenes from Bolívar's life, and the huge crystal chandelier glittering overhead was installed in 1883 on the centennial of his birth. The Pantheon was reopened in 2013 after a 3-year-long process of expansion and restoration.

Gallery

<Gallery widths="145"> Image:Santísima Trinidad Church.jpg|Santísima Trinidad Church, 1874 Image:the old facade of the National Pantheon.jpg|Old facade of the National Pantheon, 1912 File:Panteón Nacional de Venezuela desde el MINCI.jpg|Panteón Nacional de Venezuela Image:Monument to [Francisco de Miranda](https://bliptext.com/articles/francisco-de-miranda) - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of [Francisco de Miranda](https://bliptext.com/articles/francisco-de-miranda) Image:Sucre´s Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of [Antonio José de Sucre](https://bliptext.com/articles/antonio-jos-de-sucre) Image:Páez sculpture - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to [José Antonio Páez](https://bliptext.com/articles/jos-antonio-p-ez) Image:[Andrés Bello](https://bliptext.com/articles/andr-s-bello) Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Cenotaph of [Andrés Bello](https://bliptext.com/articles/andr-s-bello) Image:[José María Vargas](https://bliptext.com/articles/jos-mar-a-vargas) statue - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to [José María Vargas](https://bliptext.com/articles/jos-mar-a-vargas) Image:[Santiago Mariño](https://bliptext.com/articles/santiago-mari-o) statue - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to [Santiago Mariño](https://bliptext.com/articles/santiago-mari-o) Image:[José Gregorio Monagas](https://bliptext.com/articles/jos-gregorio-monagas) monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Monument to [José Gregorio Monagas](https://bliptext.com/articles/jos-gregorio-monagas) Image:1st Republic Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|First Republic Monument Image:Federation Monument - National Pantheon.jpg|Federation's Monument </Gallery>

List of people who are buried at the Pantheon

The following personalities in the preceding list are not buried in the Pantheon because their remains have not been found, but it has been decreed by the Venezuelan authorities they should be: The following person is not buried in the Pantheon but an empty tomb is kept there, next to Simon Bolivar's in the hopes that his remains will return to his homeland:

Monuments

Central Nave Right Nave Left Nave

Cenotaphs

Works of Tito Salas